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CIP 30.3201 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Marine Sciences.

A program that focuses on the study of biology, chemistry, geology and physics applied to marine, estuarine and coastal environments. Includes instruction in marine biogeochemistry, atmosphere and ocean dynamics, coastal ecology, coastal ocean processes, microbial ecology, marine ecosystem modeling, and polar microbiology.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Marine Sciences award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 30.3201. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years13
2025Associate degree28
2025Bachelor degree16419
2025Master degree15101
2025Doctorate — research946
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year747
2024Certificate 1–2 years12
2024Associate degree217
2024Bachelor degree13305
2024Master degree14110
2024Doctorate — research1142
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year523
2023Certificate 1–2 years110
2023Associate degree334
2023Bachelor degree12256
2023Master degree1387
2023Doctorate — research931
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year413
2022Certificate 1–2 years13
2022Associate degree326
2022Bachelor degree10216
2022Master degree1381
2022Doctorate — research830
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year415
2021Certificate 1–2 years12
2021Associate degree340
2021Bachelor degree6178
2021Master degree1368
2021Doctorate — research636
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year39
2020Associate degree430
2020Bachelor degree7155
2020Master degree1393
2020Doctorate — research726
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year210

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 30.3201 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 30 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

44 institutions

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